Teachers and librarians teamed up recently to offer new experiences in an effort to instill a love of reading in young adults. Debuting with great success were the Ever-Read YA Literary Festival fo…
Young people at the Ever-Read YA Literary Festival in the Learning Resource Center at Evergreen Park Community High School look over copies of signed books they can take home, trying to decide which to choose. It was the first year for the one-day event, which was hosted by the high school and the Evergreen Park Public Library. Teachers and librarians teamed up recently to offer new experiences in an effort to instill a love of reading in young adults.
A student meets author Ian Ryan during Oak Forest High School’s first Senior LitFest, which allowed seniors to “skip” English class to instead hear author readings, get free book swag, hear live music and enjoy book-related activities. Ryan is an alum of the high school. Ryan, who Schanz taught, began emailing with another Oak Forest alum — George Saudners, author of “Lincoln in the Bardo” among other novels — who speaks to students often. “Ian was absolutely inspired by having George come and visit in 2016,” she said. “George has been so generous. He chats with my students every year out of the goodness of his heart. He has inspired these two to do the same thing.
“The most beautiful surprise was how professional and prepared our senior interviewers were,” she continued. “I have attended many book festivals, and these kids did a better job than professionals I have experienced. They balanced general writing questions with specific observations about their work and provided the perfect segway for amazing advice to our seniors about life beyond Oak Forest High School.
Participants were able to sharpen their writing and drawing skills at workshops led by authors, meet award-winning authors, take home a book signed by an author and listen to presentations. It featured 10 authors whose expertise includes modern romance, historical fiction, comics, young adult fantasy, middle-grade fantasy and memoirs.
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